Steve Foster
Stephen Eugene Foster Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 16, 1966 in Dallas, TX
School: University of Texas at Arlington
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1991
Final Game: June 26, 1993
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1991 24 CIN NL 0 0 1.93 11 0 5 0 0 0 14.0 7 5 3 1 4 0 11 0 0 0 53 199 0.786 4.5 0.6 2.6 7.1 2.75
1992 25 CIN NL 1 1 .500 2.88 31 1 7 0 0 2 50.0 52 16 16 4 13 1 34 0 0 1 209 125 1.300 9.4 0.7 2.3 6.1 2.62
1993 26 CIN NL 2 2 .500 1.75 17 0 7 0 0 0 25.2 23 8 5 1 5 2 16 1 0 0 105 231 1.091 8.1 0.4 1.8 5.6 3.20
3 Seasons 3 3 .500 2.41 59 1 19 0 0 2 89.2 82 29 24 6 22 3 61 1 0 1 367 157 1.160 8.2 0.6 2.2 6.1 2.77
162 Game Avg. 3 3 .500 2.41 67 1 22 0 0 2 102 93 33 27 7 25 3 69 1 0 1 416 157 1.160 8.2 0.6 2.2 6.1 2.77

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1991 24 CIN NL 11 53 49 5 7 1 0 1 0 0 4 11 .143 .208 .224 .432 .162 11 1 0 0 0 0
1992 25 CIN NL 31 209 189 16 52 8 3 4 1 1 13 34 .275 .319 .413 .731 .314 78 4 0 5 2 1
1993 26 CIN NL 17 105 98 8 23 3 1 1 0 0 5 16 .235 .279 .316 .595 .272 31 2 1 1 0 2
3 Seasons 59 367 336 29 82 12 4 6 1 1 22 61 .244 .291 .357 .648 .280 120 7 1 6 2 3
162 Game Avg. 67 416 381 33 93 14 5 7 1 1 25 69 .244 .291 .357 .648 .280 136 8 1 7 2 3
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1992 25 CIN NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 27 27 27 11 3 0 1 1.0 0.0 3.3 59 1 0 0 0 59
1 Season 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 27 27 27 11 3 0 1 1.0 0.0 3.3 59 1 0 0 0 59
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1991 24 CIN NL 11 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 8 0.271 1 1 8 3 0 8 1 10 4 1 4 3 3.8 18
1992 25 CIN NL 31 30 7 1 0 3 2 1 67% 7 4 23 7 30% 8 0.967 12 4 14 12 3 15 13 17 15 7 15 5 4.7 23
1993 26 CIN NL 17 17 7 2 2 0 0 0 5 5 4 2 50% 8 1.294 5 5 7 7 3 7 3 14 9 2 9 2 4.5 22
3 Seasons 59 58 19 3 2 3 2 1 67% 12 9 30 9 30% 0.960 18 10 29 22 6 30 17 41 28 10 28 10 4.5 22

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1991 24 CIN NL 53 51% 1.9% 20.8% 7.6% 3.8% 29% 1.00 1.07 70% 8% 5.3% 0% 9 1 11%
1992 25 CIN NL 209 48% 1.9% 16.3% 6.2% 7.2% 29% 0.90 1.17 73% 22% 5.7% 15% 45 4 9%
1993 26 CIN NL 105 44% 1.0% 15.2% 4.8% 4.8% 22% 0.65 0.69 77% 22% 2.6% 22% 18 2 11%
3 Seasons 367 47% 1.6% 16.6% 6.0% 6.0% 27% 0.83 0.99 74% 20% 4.7% 15% 72 7 10%
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1991 24 CIN NL 53 202 3.81 124 61% 30% 19% 20% 31% 70% 0% 43% 72% 58% 2% 1 0 21% 11 4 1 36% 2 1 0 0 0
1992 25 CIN NL 209 742 3.55 487 66% 25% 16% 26% 33% 75% 2% 49% 78% 62% 4% 9 5 23% 48 25 1 26% 8 3 0 0 0
1993 26 CIN NL 105 380 3.62 245 64% 27% 15% 24% 34% 73% 6% 47% 79% 56% 5% 5 1 23% 24 10 1 13% 4 2 0 0 1
3 Seasons 367 1324 3.61 856 65% 26% 16% 25% 33% 74% 3% 48% 78% 60% 4% 15 6 23% 83 39 3 25% 14 6 0 0 1
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1991 24 CIN NL 53 7 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 33% 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 25 CIN NL 209 52 16 0 4 0 5 2 2 1 3 10 6 1 60% 2 1 0 91 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1993 26 CIN NL 105 23 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 50% 1 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 367 82 21 0 6 0 8 2 4 1 5 17 9 2 53% 4 1 0 146 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1991 24 0 0 1.93 11 0 5 0 0 0 14.0 7 5 3 1 4 0 11 0 0 0 53 199 0.786 4.5 0.6 2.6 7.1 2.75 199
1992 25 1 1 .500 2.67 42 1 12 0 0 2 64.0 59 21 19 5 17 1 45 0 0 1 262 137 1.188 8.3 0.7 2.4 6.3 2.65 137
1993 26 3 3 .500 2.41 59 1 19 0 0 2 89.2 82 29 24 6 22 3 61 1 0 1 367 157 1.160 8.2 0.6 2.2 6.1 2.77 157

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1991 24 1 0 1.000 1.93 14.0 7 3 3 1 4 11 0 0.786 4.5 2.6 7.1 2.75 0.6 11
1992 25 3 2 .600 3.26 47.0 54 19 17 4 14 32 0 1.447 10.3 2.7 6.1 2.29 0.8 31
1993 26 2 0 1.000 1.80 25.0 23 6 5 1 5 16 1 1.120 8.3 1.8 5.8 3.20 0.4 17
3 Seasons 6 2 .750 2.62 86.0 84 28 25 6 23 59 1 1.244 8.8 6.2 2.57 0.6 59

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